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Lawai Man Sentenced to 15 years in Prison for Fatal 2024 Crash

Published on February 19, 2025

LĪHU‘E – Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced that Keola James DeCosta, age 43 of Lawai, was sentenced on February 18, 2025, to serve 15 years in prison for a crash that caused the death of Joseph Fernandez and serious, lifelong injuries to his adult granddaughter. On January 19, 2024, Decosta, while traveling at approximately 90 miles per hour, struck Mr. Fernandez’s vehicle from behind.

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Hanalei Man Indicted for Murder

Published on January 17, 2025

Lihue – Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced that Michael John Sears, 43, of Hanalei, was indicted on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 for Murder in the Second Degree, Arson in the First Degree and Abuse of a Corpse. The Indictment alleges that Sears intentionally or knowingly caused the death of Paul Nicolas on January 12, 2024. It also alleges that Sears intentionally or knowingly set fire to

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Hanalei Man Sentenced to 10 years in Prison

Published on January 14, 2025

LĪHU‘E – Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced that Robert I Monroy, age 38 of Hanalei, was sentenced on January 9, 2025, to serve ten years in prison for robbing the Bank of Hawai`i in Lihue. He pled guilty as charged to Robbery in the Second Degree. He also pled guilty as charged in a separate case to Assault Against a Law Enforcement Officer in the Second Degree.

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Grant opportunity

Published on January 02, 2025

LĪHU‘E – Today, Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Life’s Choices program will be accepting proposals for Adult and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse Community Program Grants for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, starting this Friday, January 3, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.

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